Tabula Rasa starts Operation Infinity

Richard is the first 2nd-generation American astronaut, as well as the designer of Tabula Rasa.

Richard Garriott, one of the leading video game designers and project lead on MMO Tabula Rasa, is going to the International Space Station in October 2008 as the first 2nd-generation American astronaut.

To celebrate this event, NCsoft is launching ‘Operation Infinity’ - a Tabula Rasa promotion in which Richard will take with him, and store in outer space, the history of humanity’s greatest achievements including human genome data and personal messages from people all over the world.

To mark this unique event NCsoft is giving away 2,000 trial keys to the popular MMO Tabula Rasa. All you have to do to get hold of a code is go here and then download the game client from here.

Until the 31st August gamers with an active trial or retail account can visit the Operation Infinity website and upload their character data into the infinity drive, which Richard will then take into space. People can also post personal messages, vote for their favourite songs, films, composers - whatever, really.

You gotta be kidding me.. You don't know lord british?
The man that gave us the ultima series and Ultima online?

Since he left Origin, RPGs where never the same. For those who don't know his work, Ultima underworld (a first person RPG) came out BEFORE even castle wolfenstein. The guy was ahead of his time pushin everyone to the edge of technology. Hes the "Gary Gygax" of computer games...

Actually Castle Wolfenstein came out first, but Ultima Underworld was one of the very first (if not the first, it's been a long time) to give you full 3 dimensions of movement/looking in an first person game. Him and his company (Origin Systems Inc.) fathered Wing Commander, System Shock, all the Ultima branded games and god only knows what else (can't remember them all).

Well, actually i meant "Wolfenstein 3D". And Ultima Underworld came in MARCH '92 and Wolf 3D came in MAY '92. So it came first.. 2 months but still first :D And UU I was WAY more complex than Wolf 3D was. After all it was a RPG :D

With ultima series, he created the first game with "party". The first game with "Alignment" system (in ultima was called "karma"). By the time ultima VII came out, i never saw such a HUGE world as in there.

I think this idea is being sold short. I think the IDEA is solid and that it ties in conveniently with the nature of the game. Also the fact that there exists second generation astronauts now is kinda kick ass. The guy I hadn't heard of, but now I can tell he's been the part of some really big things. I believe this to be more then just a marketing gimmick.

I suspect they have given bit-tech 2000 codes to give away and they didn't say thats exclusive so other sites will have codes too. TR is actually great fun and really innovative for an MMO - more planetside crossed with WoW in some ways

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